The Scottish Fiddle Group (SFG) Chicago grew out of the first annual Scottish Music Camp held in 2006. Participants learned traditional and contemporary Scottish music under the leadership of Lily Henley. The group has since performed at the ISAS Highland Games, Chicago Celtic Fest, the Daley Plaza, the Midlothian Scottish Festival, LaGrange Borders and the Museum of Science and Industry. SFG has also sponsored workshops and concerts by fiddlers Carol Cook, Laura Risk, Shona Mooney and Hanneke Cassel. More are planned for the future.

The group welcomes all musicians of any level. SFG meets regularly in the LaGrange area and will be holding its third annual music camp this summer August 11th - August 15th. 2008 from 1:0 pm to 5:00pm.  Refreshments will be provided. The camp will be held at St. Odilo's Church in Berwyn. There will be instruction in beginning and intermediate/advanced Scottish music and the camp is open to all musicians ages 8 and older.  Please click on the Music Camp link to download the camp brochure and registration form.

The SFG is fortunate this summer to have the Scottish Band Bodega teaching on Wednesday, August 13th.  Bodega, whose members are drawn from all the "Highlands and Islands" of Scotland was formed in March 2005 when all five members were attending the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music.  They were winners of the 2005/2006 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Band competition. Bodega play a wide range of instruments; fiddle, accordian, guitar, pipes, whistle and percussion as well as sing in English and Gaelic. Camp participants are invited to a cookout on Tuesday, August 12th to meet the band.  Wednesday Bodega will work with campers and that evening perform at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn at 8:00pm. Tickets are adults- $10 and Kids 12 and under $5.

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Download the 2008
Summer Music
Camp Brochure

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Download the 2008
Summer Music
Camp Registration
Form